Heritage Chocolate Cake
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- 3 Hr.
- Bake:
- 33 Min.
- Prep:
- 22 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Intermediate
- Yields:
- 1 cake
Go back to basics with this classically delicious Heritage Chocolate Cake recipe! With ingredients like HERSHEY'S Cocoa and buttermilk, you can bake the perfectly moist chocolate cake of your dreams. Bake this heritage chocolate cake for a chocolate lover's birthday celebration, to share during a special occasion or to take to that potluck that's right around the corner. For an added touch of even more Hershey sweetness, pair your Heritage Chocolate Cake recipe with our rich and creamy "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting — also made with HERSHEY'S Cocoa. Your dessert will be truly complete!
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 22 minutes
- Bake Time
- 33 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours
Ingredients
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2/3 cupbutter or margarine, softened
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1-3/4 cupssugar
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3eggs
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2 cupsall-purpose flour
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1/2 cup
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1 tspbaking powder
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1-1/2 cupsbuttermilk or sour milk*
Add a Garnish
Make our "Chocolate Frosting" to complete the recipe as shown in the image.
Step-By-Step Directions
oven
9-inch baking pans
mixing bowl
bowl
wire racks
saucepan
stovetop
mixer
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture, beating just until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "Chocolate Frosting".
To sour milk: Use 4-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar plus milk to equal 1-1/2 cups.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 slice (155g)Amount per servingCalories500% Daily Value*Total Fat 18g 23%Saturated Fat 10g 50%Trans Fat 0.5gCholesterol 95mg 32%Sodium 420mg 18%Total Carbohydrates 79g 29%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 57gIncludes 56g Added Sugar 112%Protein 7gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 79mg 6%Iron 4mg 20%Potassium 85mg 2%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
